Liberty Books — Independent Publisher Lisbon · Contemporary European fiction & non-fiction
Liberty Books
Independent Publisher · Lisbon

Books for life in a new reality. An independent literary publisher in Lisbon — we believe books are companions in times of change: slow, patient, resilient.

01 Recent Titles 2026 · In Production
01

A Boneca de Kokoschka

AuthorAfonso Cruz
Status2026 · In Production
AboutA short, luminous novel about a doll, a painter, and the strange threads connecting lives across the twentieth century.
02

O Bairro

AuthorGonçalo M. Tavares
Status2026 · In Production
AboutA novel set in a neighbourhood on the edge of Lisbon, where memory and everyday life intertwine into something quietly monumental.
02 About A small, deliberate list

Liberty Books is an independent literary publisher — we choose contemporary European fiction and non-fiction that speaks to our time, and we publish it well.

Liberty Books is based in Lisbon, Portugal. We publish contemporary European fiction and non-fiction that speaks to our time — carefully chosen, carefully made.

We believe books are companions in times of change: slow, patient, resilient. Our list is small and deliberate.

BasedLisbon, Portugal
FocusContemporary European fiction & non-fiction
Contactbooks@libertylisbon.com
03 Submissions We read everything that arrives

Send us your work — fiction or non-fiction, in English or Portuguese. We read everything that arrives.

Tell us a little about the manuscript and yourself, and attach a sample. We reply to everything we can, though it may take a while — our list is small.

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